Search results

I think if anything this post shows how big barbel can be caught on many methods, and not to read into it that any one way is the holy grail, and also that the more that you refine the method you favour, and with time spent on a favoured method ,the more you pick up the little things that get...

Had exactly the same kind of tentative bites touch ledgering single small pellet on a size 12,,,,

Good luck with whatever you do paul, we are only immortal for a limited time, Regards

But that was 30/40 year ago mark, if we had a poll on here to see what baits caught fish over say 13lb ( wich are still big barbel in my view) i'd be amazed if a quater of them were on big baits (over 30 mm) big baits do catch big fish but small baits catch all fish, Regards

Forgot to say , i have never used bigger baits than 15 mm, and before they stopped making them sonubait 10 mm elips was my go to bait, not the flavoured ones,,,,

Collingham doesn't always fish, catch it on the wrong day like 8 of our local barbel anglers did on the6th of november last year, a bit of a social ,and the biggest barbel of the day wins, sounds great ,this in on the famous first 10 pegs below the wier, i thought we might have trouble ,i'd...

Italian bikes are ok ,,, unless it rains,,,,,,

Any 2ed hand hearse , take made up rods easy ,,,,,

The hevier one looks about right rich

Lets see, finish the decking in the back garden, strip and re- plaster the bedroom plus decorate, start prepping the drive for blocking,,,,,

I think my fave peg is the one with my next barbel in it,,,,,

Used sensibly works with pellet just the same,,,,,

Speak for yourself paul, if i use 6 feeders of pellet a session thats it, usually its two casts on each rod , just because others put loads in don,t tar everyone with tne same brush, and again with processed pig , how much "meat" forms part of what your putting in and how much is crap ,,,, 6oz...

So chucking in processed pig is ok then,,,,,,,,

Sunset on the upper trent sat eve, just waiting,,,,,,,,,,,,

Few and far between, need to put time in to find them ,but there are some zoo creatures around, the old trent record 17+ came from just above , best of luck if you try it, Regards

Most of my big girls were caught jan and feb ,so for me this is the time,,, Regards

April would be a fantastic month if we could, i think 70% of river records would go in that month ,,,,,,if only

Lapwig or godwit maybe????? Outside chance of little owl ,,,,

Neil, i would imagine the delivery of stock fish that dont make the delivery have to go somewhere, how far is it to the trent from calverton farm?????